Where does “Geschäftsführung” come from?

Geschäftsführung (German) comes from German Führung, from German führen, from Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Geschäftsführung (German): management

Definitions

  1. management

Ancestry of “Geschäftsführung”, step by step

Geschäftsführung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Führung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFührunglead; leadership; command
2Germanführento lead; to carry, to sell; to conduct some...
3Middle High Germanvüerento drive, to set in motion
4Old High Germanfuoren
5Proto-West Germanicfōrijanto lead, to bring
6Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
7Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German geschäft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangeschäftshop, store
2Germanschaffento create; to produce; to make; to cause; to...
3Middle High Germanschaffento make, create
4Old High Germanscaffan
5Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną